electable

adjective

elect·​able i-ˈlek-tə-bəl How to pronounce electable (audio)
: capable of being elected (as to public office)
electability noun

Examples of electable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Starmer, similarly, promised to bring more pragmatism and competence to the Labour leadership after taking over the party from his predecessor Jeremy Corbyn, pledging to transform Labour from a party of protest into an electable party of government. Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 28 June 2024 The National Republican Senatorial Committee has been wading into Montana, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia's 2024 GOP primaries to ensure the most electable candidates are selected. Emily Jacobs, Washington Examiner, 19 Dec. 2023 Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT), chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, have been working for months to recruit the most electable candidates in key swing states to retake the majority next year. Emily Jacobs, Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2023 And how about this: DeSantis, who sort of pitched himself as the electable version of Trump to Republicans fares worse against Biden than Trump does. Nbc Universal, NBC News, 24 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for electable 

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Word History

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of electable was in 1879

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“Electable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electable. Accessed 14 Jul. 2024.

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